BOLINGBROOK, ILL. — Lithotype, a commercial printing company, has signed an 81,079-square-foot industrial lease at 2 Territorial Drive in Bolingbrook. Lithotype is moving to the 101,844-square-foot building from a nearby location in Bolingbrook and is more than doubling its space. Trinity Scurto of Brown Commercial Group represented the tenant in the lease transaction. Cushman & Wakefield represented the undisclosed landlord.
ELMHURST, ILL. — Chicago-based Brookline Real Estate has acquired a 6,400-square-foot retail building in Elmhurst for $1.1 million. Located at 1035 S. York St., the multi-tenant property is known as Legacy Shops of Elmhurst. Jimmy John’s is the anchor tenant. Mark Heidecke of Horvath & Tremblay represented the out-of-state seller.
WOODRIDGE, ILL. — JLL Capital Markets has arranged a $13.2 million loan for the acquisition of Woodridge Commerce Center in the Chicago suburb of Woodridge. The three-building industrial property spans 148,012 square feet and was 97 percent leased at the time of sale to 21 tenants. Situated on nearly 12 acres along Werch Avenue, Woodridge Commerce Center is situated within the master-planned International Centre Business Park. Jeff Sause and Brian Walsh of JLL represented the borrower, a joint venture between Unilev Capital and real estate investor Nitin Chexal, who is the co-founder and CEO of Palladius Capital Management. JLL placed the three-year, floating-rate loan with Wells Fargo Bank. Unilev’s investment team of Raymond Levy, Ian Konowitch and Peter Berges led acquisition efforts.
CHICAGO — Datassential has leased 13,806 square feet of office space at 1201 W. Lake St. in Chicago’s Fulton Market district. The company helps food and beverage users develop, launch and sell new concepts by leveraging data. Datassential will move from 18 S. Michigan Ave. when the new lease commences in January. McCaffery and New York Life owns the 135,000-square-foot building, which was constructed in 2019. Dougal Jeppe of Colliers Chicago represented the tenant in the lease transaction. JLL’s Craig Coupe, Brad Despot and Mike Curran represented building ownership.
CHICAGO — Interra Realty has negotiated the $5.2 million sale of 3546 N. Southport Ave., a property in the Southport Corridor of Chicago’s Lakeview neighborhood that includes 21 apartment units and two commercial spaces. Built in 1930, the building includes 12 studios and nine one-bedroom units that were 97 percent leased at the time of sale. Real Good Juice Co. and The Denim Lounge fully lease the commercial space. Brad Feldman of Interra represented the seller, a family trust that had owned the building for nearly 50 years. Feldman also represented the buyer, which plans to renovate the units, update hallways and add a bike room.
If we consider that 2017 was the year that deconversion sales in Chicago began in earnest, we are now four years into the cycle. I’m frequently asked my opinion of how much longer this cycle will last, and what it will look like going forward. To me, that comes down mainly to supply and demand, with an eye on change in the relevant state and city statutes governing these sales. The supply of condominiums in Chicago is still plentiful, especially condominiums that were converted from apartment buildings. While there was a bit of a condo-buying frenzy in the early part of 2021 as the world opened back up, that frenzy has dissipated. Condominiums that would typically take a couple of months to sell sold in days, and often at asking price. With that said, there was little meaningful price appreciation. The factors that hinder appreciation of these condominiums did not change: high amounts of rental units in the association; lack of amenities; and aging buildings that are either behind on maintenance or expensive to keep up. Those factors are unlikely to ever change. The current demand for multifamily properties is quite strong. Most investors sat on the sidelines in 2020, …
CHICAGO — Lifestyle shopping centers, or open-air malls, may be one of the most undervalued retail asset classes currently. According to JLL, increased customer foot traffic, declining vacancies coupled with growing rental rates and broad-based expansion plans from retailers are bolstering confidence, as well as signaling that lifestyle shopping centers will come back strongly. While smaller grocery-anchored retail centers have dominated investment demand recently, the increase in COVID-19 vaccinations and reopenings are motivating shoppers — and investors — to return to other retail segments. Lifestyle centers were conceived as a modern-day interpretation of the mall and are known for their outdoor settings and incorporation of other uses like office, apartments and hotels. Their tenant mixes also usually include upscale, national chains, as well as specialty retail with dining and entertainment options. “Leasing demand from new tenants in the market, such as digitally native brands, as well as traditional mall retailers looking for an off-mall growth strategy, are accelerating the desirability of this asset class to consumers,” said Chris Angelone, senior managing director of JLL and co-leader of its capital markets retail division. “Investors are taking notice and will seek out performance and growth potential. Two to four years from now, …
SKOKIE, ILL. — Interra Realty has negotiated the $8.3 million sale of a 43-unit apartment building located at 4602 Grove St. in Skokie, a northern suburb of Chicago. The transaction marks the largest multifamily sale in Skokie in five years, according to CoStar Group. Built in 1927, the property consists of two-bedroom units that were 93 percent occupied at the time of sale. Residents have access to onsite laundry, storage lockers, bike storage and garage parking. Joe Smazal of Interra represented the local private buyer. The locally based seller had owned the building for nearly 50 years.
FRANKLIN PARK, ILL. — Principle Construction Corp. has broken ground on a 100,463-square-foot speculative industrial building at 3500 Wolf Road in Franklin Park, a western suburb of Chicago. IDI Logistics is developing the project, which will feature a clear height of up to 32 feet, 24 docks, two drive-in doors and a 130-foot truck court. The nearly seven-acre site features convenient access to I-294. Harris Architects provided design services for the project. A timeline for completion was not provided.
ADDISON, ILL. — ML Realty Partners has acquired a fully leased industrial building located at 2105 Corporate Drive in Addison, about 20 miles west of Chicago. The purchase price was undisclosed. Occupied by Huskie Tools LLC and Shape LLC, the 65,003-square-foot building is located near I-355. Huskie Tools provides hydraulic cutting and compression tools for utility linemen and professional electrical contractors. Shape is a global provider of custom transformers, magnetic assemblies and voltage regulators. Steve Disse, Jeff Devine and Tyler Ziebel of Colliers International brokered the transaction.
